Ha Young apologises for great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese activities stance
South Korean actor Ha Young, who is more recently seen in the show Our Sticky Love, took to social media on Wednesday to apologise over allegations around her great-grandfather’s pro Japanese activities during Japan’s 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea. Ha Young was recently seen in Our Sticky Love. According to The Korea Times, Ha Young issued an apology in form of a hand written letter posted on her social media account a day after her agency acknowledged that her great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho (1872-1927) was a member of an organization that allegedly took part in pro-Japanese activities. The letter read, “I had only partially known about my great-grandfather’s life through stories told by my family,” she said. “I am ashamed, that despite my ignorance, I had spoken on many occasions about him as a source of family pride.” Also Read | Exclusive | YEONJUN on No Labels 02, his creative process, and wanting to meet fans in India “I believe the fact that I had not known about it cannot be an excuse for disregarding or …
